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Operating Room Confidential: What Really Goes On When You Go Under
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Operating Room Confidential: What Really Goes On When You Go Under

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Written by an anesthesiologist, this insiderÓ³ account takes the reader on a journey that unveils the way hospitals work and offers important information about surgeries and the surgeons that perform them. Personal stories combine with staff experiences to reveal hidden truths about the operating room and illustrate the quirky, strange, and bizarre occurrences that shape a regular hospital day. Answering questions such as What do doctors talk about during surgery? If a surgical instrument falls to the floor, is the five-second rule observed? and Is real life just like ER, GreyÓ³ Anatomy, and House?, this is a must-read for the curiosity seeker and anyone who has or will be on the operating-room table.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherECW Press
Release dateApr 1, 2010
ISBN9781554902095
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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Not sure about this one. Brad Kelln is a hyper intelligent megabeing who works with people of psychopathic mindsets, so I was really looking forward to this book. Wasn't overwhelmed. Seemed a bit of a rip-off of the DaVinci Code, but I should try it again. Didn't finish it, which is a rare thing for me.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    It is impossible to read Brad Kelln's novel and not immediately begin to draw comparisons between it and The Da Vinci Code. Both center around a little-known (or little-understood, as is the case in Brown's work) aspect of Biblical history and the controversies and coverups caused by these supposed "myths."In Tongues of the Dead, the story follows the myth of the Nephilim, children of angel and woman, who have been forsaken by God. Their secrets are supposedly recorded in the Voynich manuscript, written in a language that no one can decipher... except Matthew (annoying called "Little Matthew" throughout the story), an autistic elementary school foster kid.Though Kelln's book is a page-turner, no doubt, it falls short of its goal with flat writing and characters. The characters do not develop as the story unfolds; what is more, they are introduced and then left to disappear for chapters on end, making a miraculous re-appearance later on in the story. Even worse than flat characters, though, is that all of the characters-even the children-speak in the same voice.Sadly, what could have been an excellent story is seemingly lost in the author's mind: the story is inconsistent, often confusing and there are several bits left unexplained or forgotten about. My best guess is that this made sense in the imagination of the creator, but was "lost in translation" when recorded, as it were.Overall, if you are a fan of Church-cult fiction such as The Da Vinci Code, In Tongues of the Dead is an entertaining read and is sure to entertain for an evening or two (it's not a long book). But if you're looking for believable characters or something a bit more substantial, I'd take a pass.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    The Voynich Manuscript is an actual book written in a code or language no one understands. Brad Kelln has taken this unsoved mystery and built a religious thriller around it a la The DaVinci Code. Unfortunately, Kelln is no Dan Brown, and that's doubly bad given my low opinion of Mr. Brown.In Tongues of the Dead is a light-weight thriller useful for killing a couple of hours. It's got enough holes in it to qualify as Swiss cheese, and the characters are as cookie-cutter as they come. If you're stuck in an airport, this one might bail you out, but otherwise I'd pass it by if I were you.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    'In Tongues of the Dead' is an exciting adventure that is both fast-paced and engrossing. The shortness of each chapter gives pieces of the story in bursts, adding to the frantic nature of the chase. The pacing felt closer to that of a movie rather than a book.I really enjoy that in this novel Brad Kelln has taken a real-world mystery and build an intriguing fiction around it. The depth of research that the author has done is immediately apparent, and the spiritual elements are both fantastic and plausible. I laughed near the end when Jake said "I can't do this fantasy Bible crap" because I had been wondering the same and found the self-referential moment entertaining.The only thing that I felt that was lacking was the role of God as a character in this book. In the Bible, God's involvement is direct and overt. It is stated in 'In Tongues of the Dead' that the account of the flood was a true event meant to wipe out the Nephilim. I wondered that if this were the case, then why didn't God finish what he began when it became known that Nephilim had survived. I also wondered how the Nephilim survived the flood in the first place. It is possible that Kelln has answers in his mind, but meant to keep them hidden purely for the reader's speculation. I have my guesses, but I could be wrong.All in all, I really enjoyed reading this novel.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    "Although the book you are about to read is a work of fiction, many of the mysteries discussed are real. The Voynich manuscript exists, and all references to its contents and history are accurate. In addition, all references to the Bible and the biblical mystery of the Nephilim are true." This "Note to Readers" was almost enough to make me put this book down and never pick it up again. This is the kind of introduction that usually precedes a book that enjoys trying to "debunk" religion in general and Christianity in particular. It's actually not all that different from Dan Brown's opening note to readers in The DaVinci Code. In short, it's the mark of a book that will only succeed in irritating me.Fortunately, I read on. Tongues of the Dead, while following Brown's penchant for trying to discredit the Catholic church, falls short of attacking Christianity in general.Father Ronald McCallum has been assigned by the Vatican to guard an ancient book, the original copy of the Voynich manuscript. He is to report if anyone actually seems able to read it, which he doesn't expect. Until one day, an autistic boy actually does it.This triggers a panic at a secret office in the Vatican (sound familiar, DaVinci fans?). The secrets of the book must be kept secret, at all costs.I agree with other reviewers who found that the book ended almost anti-climatically. Too many coincidental meetings. Of course, in a spiritual thriller like this, the author can always plead Divine Providence, a true Deus ex machina plot device, and go on. The plot moved well for most of the book, and my curiosity was piqued by the mysteries surrounding the Voynich manuscript. Most readers will be doing some research after reading this book to find out (as another reviewer put it) where the fiction ends and the reality begins. I think this would be a good, light beach book this summer, or something to read while snowed in (as I did). There's nothing really deep in the book, though I think that the author wanted there to be. The book would have made a great Alternate Reality Game, with the conspiracy to unravel and various codes to solve, and I agree that it would be a great movie. But it was only a fair book.